At the Rutgers School of Public Health, we’re educating leaders, putting research into practice, and developing public health solutions rooted in a our deep commitment to health equity, social justice, and advocacy.
The Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology focuses on biostatistics and epidemiology, as well as other areas like pharmacoepidemiology, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice focuses on environmental and occupational health, occupational safety, and environmental sciences, as well as other areas like sustainability and occupational and environmental medicine, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy focuses on social and behavioral health, health systems and policy, population aging and mental health, as well as other areas like economics and ethics, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Department of Urban-Global Public Health focuses on urban and global public health, public health nutrition, LGBTQ health, and other areas like public administration and leadership, through its research, educational programs, and community engagement activities.
The Rutgers School of Public Health is New Jersey’s premier research, teaching, and service institution guided by the principles of health equity and social justice.
Learn more about the school, our educational programs, and various opportunities to solidify your future in public health.
Rutgers School of Public Health faculty Cristine Delnevo, Ph.D., and Leslie M. Kantor, Ph.D., M.P.H., have been awarded 2022-23 Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards. Each year, these awards honor members of the Rutgers community who have been selected by their colleagues for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and public service.
About half of cigarette smokers and young adult non-smokers think that nicotine-based electronic cigarettes have the same amount or even more harmful chemicals than regular tobacco-based cigarettes, according to a Rutgers study.
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